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The Catcher In The Wry Crossword Clue

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noun

• United States baseball player (born 1925)

28%8 Ball catcher behind a catcher
noun

• (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

• (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field

• a precaution in case of an emergency

verb

• act as a backstop

28%4Catcher's catcher
noun

• the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

• the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

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